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13 Cute & Quirky Pine Cone Crafts
The kids and I recently went for an evening walk along their favorite route: through a nature preserve. Thankfully, I had correctly planned ahead and brought along a bag. Yes, our kids are gatherers by nature, so wherever we go, they collect.Kids (and View Post

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Brilliant Wooden Emoji Pumpkins for Play and Decoration
It’s already mid-October and I am longing for a bit of fall weather. However, giving the fact that View Post

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Everything You Need to Know About SeaWorld Halloween View Post

The secret to a perfect morning routine for school is easier than you think!
I thought I knew what I was doing. I have written several posts about morning routines and how to get homework done after a long summer break.I am the mother of four boys. This was not my first rodeo, after all. Our View Post

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Save on Back-to-School Clothes:
Back-to-school is one of my favorite times of year. I love watching the kids blossom as they adjust to a new grade, new teacher and View Post

This project was created as a collaboration with Safari Ltd. I received compensation and products in return for a creative use of the Safari Ltd. animals. All the ideas and opinions stated are 100% mine.DIY Homework Station for Animal-Lovers:
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(Thank you to Woodpeckers® for sponsoring this post in return for my honest opinion about their products. All opinions stated are 100% mine.)As I pull to to the kid’s school, I glance at the clock. It is 7:29 am. The kids are lining up along the front door, waiting for the doors to open at 7:30 View Post

Our front door looked sad and naked - but not for long. This wooden heart decor is perfect for any season - for any room!We went for a walk tonight, all of us, as a big happy family. I had one of those “stop NOW and smell the roses” moments when we got home and the kids were playing on our front View Post

It sure is a challenge when you have to out-do last year's awesome Halloween wreath. We went from a spider, to this year making a cute Halloween bat wreath.Mama, remember the awesome spider we had on the front door last year? What cool thing are you going to make for us this year? Do you View Post

This post was sponsored by Walmart.com. The opinions stated are 100% mine, based on my personal experience using their website. I thought it was an innocent question: “What are your plans for Halloween?” Little did I know that the question would trigger an avalanche of tears and a release of View Post

Summer is a break from snotty noses and random viruses. As we head towards a new germ season, find out how we stay healthy with probiotics for children.Thank you, Family Flora, for providing us with your special formulation of probiotics and prebiotics for adults and children in return for our View Post

I promised the boys, that I would make not-so-spooky wooden Halloween peg dolls, and suddenly I had a stroller full of compliant and happy boys.It’s early August and I am shopping for craft supplies with a stroller full of impatient little boys, as it usually happens. I turn the corner of an View Post

Handprints & footprints for every season!His two chubby hands grab my face. I feel his sticky palms on my cheeks. The unmistakable smell of peanut butter sandwich, sweaty little boy and Play Doh lingers in the air. The tip of his nose meets the tip of mine. We look into each other’s cyclops View Post

As a child, I sat by the window, for what seemed like hours, waiting… waiting and then waiting some more. Eventually my patience paid off. A lonely sparrow landed, hopped around for a little while, nibbled at the seeds I so carefully had left, before he took off again.Thankfully, when he View Post